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''Official History of the Indian Armed Forces In the Second World War'' by the Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan) was published in the 1950s and 1960s. Some details of the series are in [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India India in World War II] (ibiblio.org/hyperwar) and in the [http://stonebooks.com/archives/960515.shtml Book Survey] by Stone&Stone. A set of eight volumes was reprinted in 2012.<ref> WW2Talk Forum post [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/official-history-of-indian-armed-forces-in-the-second-world-war-reprints.47088/ Official History of Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War reprints] (retrieved 18 September 2018) </ref> Many of the ''Official History'' publications are available at the [[British Library]].
It appears that a total of 25 ''Official History'' volumes were published, series General Editor Dr Bisheshwar Prasad, .
*''Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre'', six volumes see below.
*''Campaigns in the Western Theatre'', four volumes see below.
*General war administration and organisation: eight volumes, of which six seven are available online, see below. The other two volumes are [v] volume is ''The Corps of Indian Engineers, 1939-1947'' and [v] ''India and the War''.
*''Medical Services'', seven volumes see below.
**''Campaign In Western Asia'' 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.100569 Archive.org version]. Iraq, Syria and Iran, and Paiforce.
**''The Campaign In Italy 1943-45'' 1962 . [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111423 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000049/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org.
**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl00000222 east-african-campaign-1940-41/page/n3/mode/2up ''East African Campaign 1940-41''] by Bisheshwar Prasad 1963. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/EAfrica/index.html HyperWar transcribed version] ibiblio.org/hyperwar
*Series: ''General War Administration and Organisation''
**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl00000224 the-royal-indian-navy-1939-45 ''The Royal Indian Navy 1939-45''] by Instructor Lieutenant D.J.E. Collins, B.A.L.T. Indian Navy. 1964. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection. [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/index.html HyperWar transcribed version]. ibiblio.org/hyperwar
**[https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000053/mode/2up ''History of the Indian Air Force 1933-1945''] by S C Gupta 1961. Archive.org, Servants Of Knowledge collection.
**''Technical Services: Ordnance and IEME'' 1962 (IEME =Corps of Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) (catalogued as ''Technical Services Ordnance And Ieme''). [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111421 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000046/mode/2up 2nd file] Archive.org.
**''Defence of India Policy and Plans'' published 1957. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111564 Archive.org version].
**''Indian War Economy Supply Industry And Finance'' 1962 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111422 Archive.org version].
**'''Restricted access''' Hathi Trust Digital Library, [httphttps://catalog.hathitrustarchive.org/Recorddetails/000805724 india-and-the-war ''India and the War''] which is searchable but not viewableby Bisheshwar Prasad 1966. Archive.org.
*Series: ''Medical Services'' edited by B. L. Raina.
**''Medical Services: Administration'' 1953. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.119524 Archive.org version]. Catalogued as ''Official history of the Indian armed forces in the second world war - 1939-45 Administration''. A second [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.111521 Archive.org version]. [https://archive.org/details/aclcpl0000062/page/n1/mode/2up 3rd file], uploaded to Archive.org 2021/07. This volume is also available on the [[Subscription websites-online newspapers, journals and directories|subscription website]] South Asia Archive. [http://www.southasiaarchive.com/Content/sarf.145574/219058 Contents of the book]
